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Example Sentences

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Historic England commended the team for revealing "new and exciting sites spanning over 10,000 years of our past".

From BBC

Reaves has been out since getting injured on Christmas Day against the Houston Rockets, a span of 17 games.

From Los Angeles Times

Adjusted for inflation, the same cost for a private four-year school 50 years ago was $22,020, which means the cost has nearly tripled in that time span.

From MarketWatch

The Balearic sunshine was quite different from industrial Teesside which Rodgers left behind - and her work has spanned decades, crossed generations, and is still as relevant today.

From BBC

Black coal mining has a tradition spanning over two centuries in the eastern Czech region of Ostrava, once known as the country's "steel heart".

From Barron's